Bentonville
Awards & Accolades
2019
2016-2018
- Top 10 Best Places to Visit by Lonely Planet
- IMBA Regional Ride Center Designation
- "The Best 50 Small Cities and Towns in America (#47) - WalletHub
- 10 of the Coolest Dog Parks Across the U.S." (#4) - VetStreet
- The Most Beautiful Coffee Shop in Every State in America (2018) Architectural Digest
- Underappreciated American Cities You Should Totally Move To - Thrillest (2017)
- Top 10 Farmers Market to Visit in The Fall (#1) 2017 Money Inc
- Top 25 Best Towns 2017 Outside Magazine
- 100 Most Scenic Restaurants in America 2017 Forbes Open Table
- Destination Vacation: Top 12 Places to Bring the Family CarRentals.com 2017
- Top 15 City Hotels in the Continental United States Travel + Leisure 2017
2015
- Trip Advisor-21c Museum Hotel Bentonville ranked #7 in nation
- Top 10 Best Cities for Families by Livability.com
- Doubletree Guest Suites Bentonville #5 in the US and Caribbean
- Huff Post Travel/Sherman Travel-Bentonville one of 5 Up and Coming Tourism Cities in the US
- Top 10 Places for Families (#8) - Livability
2010- 2014
- IMBA Ride Center Silver Level Designation
- Best Walking City-Conde Naste Traveler
- USA Today Finalists-Best High School Girls Sports Program
- Chefs Rob Nelson & Matt McClure picked to perform at the Atlanta Food and Wine Festival
- 10 of the Coolest Dog Parks Across the U.S. VetStreet (2012)
- These Are The 10 Best Places To Live In Arkansas (#1)
- Chef Matt McClure semi-finalist for James Beard Foundation’s Best Chef South award
- 21c Museum Hotel-Trip Advisor Top 10 Traveler’s Choice Award
- Benton County-Best County to Work by Creditdonkey.com
- Bentonville Running Festival Top 10 Race worth traveling for by FlipKey-Trip Advisor
- NWA Most Affordable place to have a meeting by Convention South
- Best Place to Live in Arkansas by Movoto.com
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art named one of the world’s hottest museums of 2014 by Huff Post Travel
- Sweet 16 Best Southern Towns-Garden and Gun
- IMBA ANNOUNCES 2014 EPICS, RIDE CENTERS – IMBA
- Arkansas Business Magazine Green/Energy Conservation Winner
- 5 Up-and-Coming U.S. Tourism Cities (2014)
- City of Distinction Award, Arkansas Business Magazine (2011, 2012, 2014)
- 15 Hottest American Cities of the Future (#10) - Yahoo! Finance (2013)
- One to Watch (Downtown culinary scene) - The Washington Post (2013)
- Bicycle Friendly Community - Bronze Level - League of American Bicyclists (2012)
- Hottest Travel Destinations of 2012 - Travel & Leisure Magazine (2012)
- The 15 Hottest American Cities of the Future Finance Yahoo! (2012)
- SHINE Award, Keep Arkansas Beautiful (2011
- All-American City Finalist (2010)